By Annette Regan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles
Rates of the bacterial infection have gone up by 500% since last year, with babies and young children most at risk.
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By Kate Kenny, Professor of Business and Society, University of Galway
Whistleblowers – people who expose wrongdoing within their organizations – play a crucial role in holding governments and corporations accountable. But speaking up can come at a cost. People who report misconduct often face retaliation, job loss or legal threats, making whistleblowing risky and challenging. And when legal protections for whistleblowers are weakened,…
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By Justice Tankebe, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Cambridge
Ghanaian police and judicial practice treats the right to protest as less valuable than the restrictions that may be applied.
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By Fortunate Mafeta Phaka, Senior Postdoctoral Researcher of herptile-human interactions, North-West University
Naming all the creatures and plants in nature is no small task. Fortunate Phaka is a zoologist who has conducted the first comprehensive analysis of naming and classification of frogs and reptiles in nine South African cultures. The list includes 136 frog and 407 reptile species that have been scientifically described. He explains why it’s important to record all the…
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By Tolu Olarewaju, Economist and Lecturer in Management, Keele University
As China and the United States lock horns in a trade war, slamming tariffs on each other, entrepreneurs in Nigeria are vulnerable to the fallout. In 2024, 27.8% of imports into Nigeria came from China. In the same year, US exports to Nigeria reached US$4.2 billion. Economist and entrepreneurship…
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By Paolo Antonetti, Professeur, EDHEC Business School
An effective communication strategy after a cyberattack can help a company position itself as a victim – if the strategy includes a commitment to affected consumers and employees.
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By Mar Rubio Varas, Catedrática de Historia e Instituciones Económicas, (UPNA). Investigadora del Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics (INARBE), Universidad Pública de Navarra
For Spain and Portugal, 28 April 2025 will go down in history as the day of “el gran apagón”, the big blackout. The outage, which affected the two countries simultaneously, was one of the 15 largest power cuts in world history in terms of the number of people affected, with over 58 million people experiencing its consequences.
What made it particularly remarkable was not only its magnitude, but also the response by the authorities and the public. Unlike other major historical…
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By Juliet Bushi, Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Windsor
If Canada claims to have a comprehensive, universal and accessible education system, why do parents pay for private education during the summer months?
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By Forus
“Afghan women don’t need saving. They need access to opportunities. And when they get them, they will show the world just how powerful they are.”
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By Qinisani Nhlakanipho Qwabe, Dr, Nelson Mandela University
South Africa’s agricultural extension advisors need to start training farmers to grow nutritious indigenous crops that have been largely forgotten.
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